The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
RULES GOVERNING THE TRANSPORTATION
OF FREIGHT,

1. All connecting railroads, which are under
the management and control, by lease, owner
ship or otherwise, of one and the same COM
pany, shall for purposes of transportation, in
applying this tariff, be considered as constitut-
ing but one and the same road, and the rates
Shall be computed as upon parts of one and the
same road, unless otherwise specified.
:. DISTANCES Since a separate rate cannot
be conveniently given for every possible dis
tance-the law authorizes the Commission ito
ascertain what shall be the limits of longer and
shorter dstances''-10 miles has accordingly
been fixed as the usual limit for a change of
freight rates.
B. Stations whose distance does not vary more
than 10 miles may be grouped at the same
freight rate. In any 1O-mile group may be en-
braCed, at the discretion of the railroad any
station not more than two miles beyond the
upper limit Thus: 4119 miles may be put in
the group between 30 and 40 miles.
4. The railroads may, however if they desire,
De more exact in the apportionment of rates
than the table requires by giving for inter
mediate distances, rates also intermediate be-
tween those given in the table Thus: For 50
made between AZ cents (the rate for 80 miles,
and do cents (the rate for 100 miles) When in
computing distances fraction of mile oc-
ours, the distance may be counted at the next
greater number of miles-as 94 for 10 miles
5. For distances under 20 or over $50 miles, a
reduction of rates may be made without making
change at oil stations short of go miles, pro
v1ded, however, that when any railroad shall
make reduction of rates for distances over $50
miles, the same shall apply to similar distances
on all the roads controlled by the same com
pany, and in applying this rule no more shall be
charged for less than greater distance.
=: POPULATIONS CONCERNING FREIGHT RATES
The freight rates prescribed by the Commits.
sion are maximum rates, which shall not be
transcribed by the railroads. They may carry
however, at less than the prescribed rates, pro
vlded, that if they carry for less for one person
they shall for the like service carry for the same
leSSened rate for all persons, except as men,
toned hereafter and if they adopt less freight
rates from one station they shall make re-
duction of the same per cent at all stations
along the line OF road, so as to make no unjust
discrimination as against any person or locality
But when, from any point in this State there
are competing lines, one more not subject to
the jurisdiction Of the Commission, then any
line or lines which are so subject, may at such
competing point, make rates below the Standard
Tariff to meet such competition, without MAX
ing corresponding reduction along the line of
the road.
Z. The rates charged for freight service by
regular passenger trains may be one and half
times that for frst-class freight by ordinary
freight trains.
8. No railroad company shall, by reason of
any contract with any express, or other com
pany, decline or refuse to act as a common car
rier, to transport any article proper for trans
portation by the train for which it is offered.
8. Railroad companies may collect twenty five
$50 cents as q minimum charge ON a sin gle ship
mant, however small.
TO- No railroad company doing business in
this State shall permit blockade Of any class of
freights on account of any arrangement existing
between it and other railroad companies as to
the transportation of freight according to per-
cottages or otherwise.
H. There shall be no secret reduction of
rates, nor shall any bonus be given or any re
bate paid to any person, but the rates shall be
uniform to oil, and public
r. The rates specified for Ores, Sand, Clay
Rough Stone, Common Brick, Bone Lumber
Shingles, Laths, Slaves, Empty Borrels, Wood
Straw, Shucks, Hay, Fodder, Corn in ear, Tan-
Apf Unp ,l,g11 Cos
are maximum rates, but the roads are left free
Co reduce them at discretion. and all such rates
are exempted from the operation Of Rule g.
Any complaints as to such rates WILL on presen-
tation be duly considered.
ID, Shippers of ear loads in Glasses l., NJ N
O. 7 and Naval stores may be required to pay
the cost of loading and unloading.
II. EXTRA HANDLTNG.-The charge for hand
ling extra heavy articles may be IA follows, viz:
Under 1000 pounds, no charge for extra hand
ling.
For 1000 pounds and under 5000 pounds s3 for
extra handling.
For 5000 pounds and under 1900 pounds s.
for extra handling.
For 1000 pounds and under 5000 pounds 81
for extra handling.
For 5000 pounds and under 6OOO pounds IS
for extra handling.
For 5000 pounds and under 1000 pounds $40
for extra handling.
For 1000 and over In proportion.
10. FERTILIZERS, This term embraces the fol
lowing and like articles, when intended 10 be
used as Fertilizers. Ammonia Sulphate, Bone
Black Bones ground or dissolved, Castor pO-
mace, or Fish Scrap GunnGs, Alto Nelln, Fish,
Navarro. Navarro Lump Peruvian, Soluble Pa
clfic, Nitrate Cake. Plaster ~ Paris Potash
German Salts OF, Nitrate or salpAaie 81 Salt
Cake South Carolina Lamp aud Ground phos
phnie s1da~Nitrate Of and S1lphate of Tank
stun. etc.
% yehiel,. designed Tor transportation NJ
carrier rsa must W. properly projected by the
shipper with sufficient covering ur packing from
al labiiltes 90 injury from hlu. weather
chniing nr other injury
A. ln uu cisr shall the amount collected ON
T. a. A. shipments eAeaal che charge PER car
load fnr thr same class 1T goods
tH Railroad enmpauies arr unf required tu rr.
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